Support pursuit of arts in schools

We have created a richly developed arts community on the North Coast. Much of it starts with our children and their art education. I've noticed a dwindling of the arts curriculum in our schools in recent years. I'm concerned about this trend.

We need to reverse this decline, and have a renewed focus on the arts that sustains and grows our arts education.

Children learn in different ways; some are very receptive to visual, musical, dramatic, and physical creation. All children need the arts, as they promote creativity, innovative thinking, and self-esteem.

Let's continue the arts excellence we have had in the schools, in partnership with academic achievement. Everybody wins that way.